http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2009/11/world-moving-towards-abolition-of-the-death-penalty-hood/ commentary on all things Taiwanese -- Taipei, Taiwan Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:14:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2009/11/world-moving-towards-abolition-of-the-death-penalty-hood/comment-page-1/#comment-85245 David Reid Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:23:26 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/?p=5637#comment-85245 Joel, would you trust Taiwan's judicial system to make such an enormous decision? No matter what your moral position on this issue might be there are many good practical reasons for abolishing the death penalty. Joel, would you trust Taiwan’s judicial system to make such an enormous decision? No matter what your moral position on this issue might be there are many good practical reasons for abolishing the death penalty.

]]> http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2009/11/world-moving-towards-abolition-of-the-death-penalty-hood/comment-page-1/#comment-85244 Joel Linton Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:14:43 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/?p=5637#comment-85244 It is a great paradox, but I think that one who takes life in murder should lose his own life in most cases. This penalty actually values life more, because it puts a more grave consequence on the taking of life through murder. It is a great paradox, but I think that one who takes life in murder should lose his own life in most cases. This penalty actually values life more, because it puts a more grave consequence on the taking of life through murder.

]]> http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2009/11/world-moving-towards-abolition-of-the-death-penalty-hood/comment-page-1/#comment-85241 discover.greece Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:54:18 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/?p=5637#comment-85241 I had a post http://taiwanesegreek.blogspot.com/2009/10/oct-10-is-world-day-against-death.html on the same topic a while back in which I referred readers to the EU’s position on death penalty and Amnesty International’s Global Appeal, it was shocking to find out that China had executed at least more than 1718 individuals in 2008 alone, and with great percentage of that coming from China’s minority groups. It’s nice to learn that China is now working towards abolishing it, hope it is sincere. I had a post http://taiwanesegreek.blogspot.com/2009/10/oct-10-is-world-day-against-death.html
on the same topic a while back in which I referred readers to the EU’s position on death penalty and Amnesty International’s Global Appeal, it was shocking to find out that China had executed at least more than 1718 individuals in 2008 alone, and with great percentage of that coming from China’s minority groups. It’s nice to learn that China is now working towards abolishing it, hope it is sincere.

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